James Carroll sits on a wall inside of Colleville Cemetery in Normandy, France. The cemetery sits high on the cliff overlooking what is commonly known as Omaha Beach—one of the primary invasion spots during D-Day, when Allied Forces invaded France in an attempt to break the Nazi war effort and end WWII.
The light blue skies and green grass of the cemetery offer a sharp contrast to the linear rows of white crosses that mark the final resting spot of nearly 10,000 American....